Maveric Welins It is said that he is considering sitting out of the front race after the end of this week. Indonesian Grand Prix To overcome shoulder injury, and if necessary, the rest can be withdrawn from the Motogp season.
Viñales Had to face the first major injury of your premiere class Career in the German Grand Prix in August, where he broke his shoulder in a high -toed on a wet track in qualifying.
After leaving the race and the following round in Czech, the Tech3 KTM rider attempted to return after a summer break in Austria, only to feel that they needed more time before going back to the bike.
It was not two rounds in Barcelona that he made a full comeback, but the results have proved difficult to arrive, the best results with the 13th place they have achieved in the upcoming three Grands Prix.
Already made it clear that he would not feel 100% by the beginning of the 2026 season, Vinells revealed that he would talk to Tech 3 and KTM that to focus on his recovery about taking a break from racing after Indonesia.
“It’s derogatory, I lose more than a second in Sector 2 of the circuit in four corners,” he said after finishing 19th of 20 riders in Friday practice. “I think it is more intelligent to stop, build my fitness and then come back.
“I have no strength, I am very pain and I suddenly hurts. We thought it will improve on the bike, but we have not improved at all, just a little dynamics, but not strength.
Maverick Vinales, Red Bull Ktm Tech 3
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“Imagine the island of Philips in two weeks, which is a change in the direction of all high speed, I will not be able to adopt a single. For us, and especially for me, the best thing is to stop. It’s not meaning to stop 15th or 18th.
“The idea of staying on Sunday, but we will see because I have to talk to the team. I think now the wise thing is that as long as I stay well and wait. I should be 100%, even 80%, but now I am far away from it. I felt that I have more power, but I am really feeling it on this circuit.”
There are four rounds on the 2025 calendar after Indonesia, with Moto visited Asia-Pacific (Australia and Malaysia) before returning to Europe for the final double-header in Portugal and Spain.
Vinales said that he was open to sit out of the remaining four races and take action in the Valencia Test in November, given that his only opportunity would be his only opportunity to test 2026 KTM until the beginning of the pre-season test in February 2026.
“Now I (considering) I am stopping and recovering as much as my shoulder pain is allowed,” he said. “But what we are thinking is that the sooner I stop, the sooner I will be alright. We are talking about going to Valensia for the post -season test.
“It was worth trying because I think I had to stay. If I had not tried, regret would have been very big. Now I know I have to stop. I could not recover between the race; there is no time to recover.”
Describing a time -line for recovery for his level shoulder injuries, he said: “The first month is with hand in a sway, from two to four, recovering dynamics, and I am in two and a half months, and month four to six, in a little strength.
“After six months, you can already use strength, but half year has put me in the next season.”
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